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Power Games: Who’s driving high power bills? (www.climatecouncil.org.au)
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Power bills have become a growing source of stress for Aussie families and businesses. Many families are forced to make impossible choices: three in 10 parents are struggling to afford basics like food, electricity and insurance. Government rebates provided some relief, but this was only a band-aid solution.

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[–] YeahToast@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, to be fair, having a quick look at prices they seemed to have dropped a lot (I paid about 10k for a 5kwh solar system about 5 years ago), although I'm not sure if I trust some of those batteries, they're looking far too cheap.

I suppose a lot of the calculation is also dependent on use. We use about 7-9kwh per day during winter (no gas heating) which is only roughly 2.50 a day, one of the bigger killers comes from the >1 dollar a day for connection.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 5 hours ago

one of the bigger killers comes from the >1 dollar a day for connection.

Yeah that's it for me. I built new and moved in 9ish months ago. The covenant on the land required a battery and solar as standard. Since moving in, I've used grid power on maybe 3 separate days. Because of government handouts my electricity account was several hundred dollars in credit when I moved in, and I haven't paid a cent from my actual bank account as a result. But the credit is slowly draining, entirely as a result of the connection fee.